The following is a brief overview of related verdicts and settlements which the law office of CSF&W has obtained on behalf of their clients.

$4,000,000 settlement

Middle-aged woman riding her bicycle to work was killed by a tractor-trailer. Her two adult children were compensated for the loss of their mother.

$1.5 million settlement

Settlement for a school teacher who suffered a brain injury while walking with her four year old son when a parent dropping off her child accidentally pressed the accelerator in her car rather than the brake. The car then struck a fence post which in turn struck the client causing her head injury.

$1.1 Million

Settlement for 23 year old who suffered a severe brain injury when his bicycle collided with a pickup truck in a dark intersection. Utility company failed to maintain the streetlight at the intersection in working condition, thus creating a dangerous condition.

$290,000 settlement

Settlement against the County of Santa Cruz for an avid bicyclist injured on a county maintained road when he hit a bump in the road which ejected him from his bike causing him severe injuries. The County failed to fix the road even after it received complaints of prior accident at the same location.

$200,000 settlement

Settlement for a bicyclist injured on the U.C. Santa Cruz meadow trail. A bicyclist traveling uphill popped a “wheelie” and lost control of his bicycle causing him to go into the downhill lane of travel. The plaintiff was coming downhill and was unable to avoid a collision. Plaintiff suffered severe injuries and had to be airlifted from the scene.

$70,000 settlement

Settlement for a bicyclist injured when a U.C. Santa Cruz work truck made an illegal u-turn striking plaintiff as she was traveling down Natural Bridges St. in a bike lane.

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Cartwright, Scruggs, Fulton & Walther

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Santa Cruz, CA95060

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Serving the greater Santa Cruz County areas including the cities and towns of Capitola, Aptos, Soquel, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, San Lorenzo Valley, Davenport, and Watsonville; Monterey County and it's cities Salinas, Castroville, Carmel, Monterey, Marina, Seaside, and Moss Landing; and San Benito County including Hollister, Tres Pinos and San Juan Bautista

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Thank you so much for your hard work and diligence in our personal injury case. The last two years have been difficult for us, but the settlement goes a long way toward making our lives better. We are very grateful."-Warmest Regards, John and Pamela